MEDIA IN THE ASIA PACIFIC WORLD:
PRESS AND POLITICS IN ECONOMIC CRISIS

A Conference Sponsored By

Claremont McKenna College

Pomona College

The Pacific Basin Institute

The Asia Pacific Media Network at UCLA

OCTOBER 28-30, 1998

EVENTS AT CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE WILL BE HELD IN THE ATHENAEUM, 385 E. EIGHTH STREET, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA. STREET PARKING IS AVAILABLE.

EVENTS AT POMONA COLLEGE WILL BE HELD IN LYMAN HALL, THATCHER MUSIC BUILDING, 340 NORTH COLLEGE AVENUE, EXCEPT FOR FRIDAY'S LUNCH IN THE BLUE ROOM, FRANK DINING HALL, 260 EAST BONITA, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA.

EVENTS AT UCLA WILL BE HELD AT THE UCLA PUBLIC POLICY BUILDING, ROOM 2214, WYTON AND HILGARD AVENUES, AND THE UCLA FACULTY CENTER, HILGARD AND WESTHOLME AVENUES, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Yesterday's assumptions about the future of the Pacific basin have been challenged by events that are rocking
the economic, social and political foundations of many Asian countries. The role of the media in reporting
these events and translating them to local and worldwide audiences will be critical to intelligent and honest
decision-making, quelling fear, and developing public support for measures that in many cases may have
painful consequences. Furthermore, the ability of Asia's media to report on these and other events is often
influenced by sensitive relations with government and by a set of values that are not always understood in
the West. This conference will examine the role of the media in the Asia Pacific world, and media coverage
of Asia in the United States in this time of economic crisis.Experts from the media, the academy and government from throughout the Pacific basin have been
assembled to discuss the role and future of Asia Pacific media. Please join us for what promises to be a
stimulating exchange of views.The conference will be held In the city of Claremont, California on the campuses of Claremont McKenna
College and Pomona College. Two conference programs will be held at UCLA. Members of the general
public are invited to attend breakfast, lunch or dinner at Claremont McKenna College, Pomona College and
UCLA by reservation only. Please call (909) 482-0820 to make your reservation. Breakfast at Claremont
McKenna College Is $5. Lunch at Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College Is $7. Dinner Is $ 10.
Lunch at UCLA is $ 10. The lunch for Singapore's Senior Minister, The Honorable Lee Kuan Yew, will be
held at the Blitmore Bowl, The Regal Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles at a cost of $35 per
person.
Conference participants will be staying at the Sheraton Suites Fairplex In Pomona. Members of the public
who wish to attend the conference are requested to make their own reservations by calling (909) 622-2220.